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The Tarik Skubal Sweepstakes: Why The Tigers Can't Afford To Wait

YANKEE STADIUM (New York) – Tarik Skubal danced off the mound and swaggered into the Tigers dugout after striking out five consecutive Yankees hitters to end the fourth inning. He got better as he went along, shoving his fastest pitch of the night — a 100 mph sinker — to devastate slugger Ben Rice. It was pure gas. Skubal had everything working for him in his 11th start of the year and fourth since coming off the injured list. His velocity was overpowering. His pitch movement was lethal. His command was elite. His panache was back. On Tuesday night in the Bronx, Skubal put on a clinic in pitch...